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A policeman is lucky to be alive after a bullet lodged in his radio during a
gunfight in North London.

Mark Duggan, 29, who was travelling in a minicab, was killed in the exchange
of fire.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) yesterday confirmed that
an officer’s radio had been recovered with a bullet lodged in it. The
officer was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. A source said that
he was “lucky to be alive” after the radio prevented major injury.

The IPCC will investigate the shooting, which occurred when officers from
Operation Trident, which deals with gun

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The father of four was killed during a shootout in London

August 6 2011 Courtesy of The Evening Standard

The father of four was killed during a shootout in London

August 6 2011 Courtesy of The Evening Standard

Police stand guard outside Tottenham Hale Underground station in North London

August 6 2011 Yui Mok/PA

Officers from Operation Trident had been trying to carry out an arrest

August 6 2011 Clive Gee/PA

The incident will be investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission

August 6 2011 Clive Gee/PA

The IPCC Commissioner said: “Fatal shootings by the police are extremely rare"